A musical project on the Chanson de Roland

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This page provides information on the musical aspects of the Wicri/Chanson de Roland project.

In introduction shows a path of discovery for amateur and curious musicians. Then the Wicri/Chanson de Roland project is introduced in its scientific context (for historians and linguists). Then a musical suite (Oratorio profane) by Gilles Mathieu brings an original development to this digital project. Finally, a conclusion proposes to examine a European sequel.

Discovering Roland and the legendary world of Charlemagne while singing

This wiki, called "Wicri/Chanson de Roland", is a digital library that contains musical elements. In particular, it gives access to a secular oratorio composed by a contemporary author: Gilles Mathieu.

A performance by the academic choir of de Nancy in 2009

A music lover (or a choir director) will be able to listen to an interpretation (for example the second movement, accessible on the right).

In a choir, a singer will find work files like:

If a curious (and French) singer wants to place what he sings in context, he could will find, for example, a complete translation of this epic poem (written by Léon Gautier for the general public and second graders in 1895).

      Here is for example (in Franch) the chapter corresponding to the verse above.

Each movement is detailed by musical phrases.

      Here are the 20 bars that contain the phrase above.

The reader will find a thumbnail given here on the right. He will be able to discover that it comes from a manuscript produced around 1455, nearly 700 years after the defeat of Roncesvalles.

Introducing the Wicri/Chanson de Roland project

The Wicri network (in French)

The Wicri project

The Wicri project explores new digital practices for research and culture. It was launched a dozen years ago, in a context of cooperation between the Inist and the Université de Lorraine. It is now supported by the Université Paris 8. It aims at promoting the transfer of knowledge between the world of research and society.

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